Outdoors Calendar

DEC. 15 South Dakota: Tundra swan season closes. DEC. 23 South Dakota: Light geese and white-fronted geese seasons close. Unit 1: Canada geese season closes. DEC. 25 Low Plains South Zone: Duck hunting season closes. DEC. 31 South Dakota: Mountain lion season closes. Gregory County: End archery elk and prairie elk seasons in Unit 30A, Gregory County. Bennett County: End prairie elk season in Unit 11B. JAN. 1 South Dakota: East River and West River deer hunters able to take antlerless deer through Jan. 9. South Dakota: Prairie dog season open year-round on private land. There are no restrictions on daily or possession limits or shooting hours. South Dakota: Prairie dog season open on public land through Feb. 28. The season is closed year-round in the Conata Basin in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. There are no restrictions on daily or possession limits or shooting hours. JAN. 3 High Plains Zone: Duck hunting season closes. JAN. 6 South Dakota: Pheasant hunting season closes. South Dakota: Grouse, quail and gray partridge seasons close. JAN. 9 South Dakota: East River and West River antlerless deer closes. JAN. 12 Bennett County: Canada geese season open through Jan. 20 in Unit 3. JAN. 20 Bennett County: Canada geese season closes in Unit 3. JAN. 31 South Dakota: South Dakota's 2007 general hunting and fishing licenses expire today. South Dakota: Fall turkey season closes. South Dakota: Archery deer season closes. South Dakota: Muzzleloader deer season closes. South Dakota: Second youth deer season closes. FEB. 8 Unit 2: Canada geese season closes. FEB. 10 South Dakota: Spring light goose conservation order with season running through May 8 statewide with a daily limit of 20 light geese and no restrictions on the possession limit. Snows, blues and Ross' geese are included in the conservation order. FEB. 28 South Dakota: Prairie dog season on public land closes. FEB. 29 South Dakota: Cottontail rabbit season closes. South Dakota: Tree squirrel season closes. MARCH 31 Pierre: Oahe Downstream Recreation Area campgrounds reopened to camping and vehicle traffic. Details: (605) 773-3391. Yankton: Chief White Crane Recreation Area reopened to camping and vehicle traffic. Details: (605) 773-3391. APRIL 6 South Dakota: At 2 a.m., clocks should be set ahead one hour as Daylight Savings Time begins. APRIL 30 Pickstown: Randall Creek Recreation Area campgrounds reopened to camping and vehicle traffic. Details: (605) 773-3391. MAY 8 South Dakota: Spring light goose conservation order/season ends. JUNE 15 South Dakota: Prairie dog season open on public land through Dec. 31. The season is closed year-round in the Conata Basin in the Buffalo Gap National Grasslands. There are no restrictions on daily or possession limits or shooting hours. SEPT. 19-21 Black Hills: 11th Annual Mickelson Trail Trek. Supported, three-day, 109-mile ride for ages 14 and older highlights the George S. Mickelson Trail as it winds through the heart of the Black Hills from Edgemont to Lead-Deadwood. Pre-registration is required at www.MickelsonTrail.com. Those who register after July 15, 2008 will need to pay $175. Details: (605) 584-3896. OCT. 18 South Dakota: Regular pheasant season opener. OCT. 26 South Dakota: At 2 a.m., clocks should be set back one hour as Central Standard Time ends. Send your outdoors calendar information two weeks in advance to Aberdeen American News Outdoors, P.O. Box 4430, 124 S. Second St. Aberdeen, SD 57402 or by fax to (605) 225-0421.